Observation of flat bands and Dirac cones in a pyrochlore lattice superconductor by Huang, Jianwei, Setty, Chandan, Deng, Liangzi, You, Jing-Yang, Liu, Hongxiong, Shao, Sen, Oh, Ji Seop, Guo, Yucheng, Zhang, Yichen, Yue, Ziqin, Yin, Jia-Xin, Hashimoto, Makoto, Lu, Donghui, Gorovikov, Sergey, Dai, Pengcheng, Denlinger, Jonathan D., Allen, J. W., Hasan, M. Zahid, Feng, Yuan-Ping, Birgeneau, Robert J., Shi, Youguo, Chu, Ching-Wu, Chang, Guoqing, Si, Qimiao, Yi, Ming

“…Meanwhile, the nonsymmorphic symmetry of the pyrochlore lattice guarantees all band crossings at the Brillouin zone X point to be 3D gapless Dirac points, which was predicted theoretically but never yet observed experimentally. …”
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vSwitch and software-defined network access control with openFlow by Nguyen, Bao Tri

“…Science-DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) addresses this problem by having a different design in which a portion of the network – DMZ is separated from the main network. …”
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Development of localization algorithms for a WiFi based indoor positioning system with machine learning techniques by Lu, Xiaoxuan

“…Firstly, under the assumption that noises merely lie in input data, we modify ELM by introducing a dead zone, which is called DZ-ELM, and integrate it into our IPS. …”
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Numerical study of trapped vortex combustors characteristics in small ramjets by Chen, Song

“…The centrifugal force effects, however, generate a short recirculation zone in the main combustor and concentrate the fuel stream on the combustor axis, which leads to deteriorate fuel-air mixing.…”
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Rainfall-induced slope failures and preventive measures in Singapore by Harianto, Rahardjo, Leong, Eng Choon, Alfrendo, Satyanaga, Ng, Yew Song, Tan, Hong Tuan, Hua, Chai Juay

“…The negative pore-water pressure (matric suction) above the water table provides additional shear strength to the unsaturated soil. The unsaturated soil zone is also influenced by the ground surface moisture flux boundary condition changes (i.e. infiltration, evaporation and transpiration). …”
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Two kinds of phase transition in photonic systems with application to optical isolation by Zhou, Xin

“…In the third part, we study the realization of an unpaired Dirac cone at the center of the first Brillouin zone, using a gyromagnetic photonic crystal with broken square sub-lattice symmetry and broken time reversal symmetry. …”
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A network-based approach to interpreting pore blockage and cake filtration during membrane fouling by Han, Qi, Li, Weiyi, Trinh, Thien An, Liu, Xin, Chew, Jia Wei

“…Three fouling parameters can be obtained to characterize the fouling behavior, namely, the probabilistic factor for deposition in the dead zone (β), the initial cake resistance (Rc0), and the specific cake resistance with respect to cake thickness (R′c), by best-fitting the experimental flux-decline data to the network model. …”
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Holocene rate of slip and tentative recurrence interval for large earthquakes on the San Andreas fault, Cajon Pass, southern California by Sieh, Kerry, Weldon, Ray J.

“…Detailed mapping of the San Andreas fault zone, where it crosses Cajon Creek in Southern California, has revealed a number of late Quaternary deposits and geomorphological features offset by the fault. …”
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A circular ferrofluid driven microchip for rapid polymerase chain reaction by Sun, Yi, Kwok, Yien Chian, Nguyen, Nam-Trung

“…A small ferrofluid plug, containing sub-domain magnetic particles in a liquid carrier, is driven by an external magnet along the circular microchannel, which in turn propels the PCR mixture through three temperature zones. Amplification of a 500 bp lambda DNA fragment has been demonstrated on the polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) PCR microchip fabricated by CO2 laser ablation and bonded by a low pressure, high temperature technique. …”
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Soil suction model for grass evapotranspiration by Ong, Choon Kian

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Educational resilience of unaccompanied and separated children by Aleghfeli, YK

“…</p> <p><strong>Novelty and Improvement:</strong></p> <p>The dissertation reveals that educational resilience development among UASCs can be conceptualized as a combination of intermental activities (between the UASC and their environment) and intramental activities (within the UASC), where having supportive relationships at home, school, and community facilitates UASCs to transition over time from their zone of proximal resilience development to their level of actual resilience development. …”

Isolation and identification of tannin-degrading bacteria from goat feces, ruminal fluid, and rumen gut by Muhammad Syafiq Suhaimi, Fayyadhah Asyiqin Zailani, Nur Farah Syuhada Mohd Zaki, Farizan Aris, Mohd Taufiq Mat Jalil, Nurul Aili Zakaria

“…A total of 42 tannin degraders were isolated, and 10 TDBs were chosen for further characterization based on the hydrolyzed zone produced. Molecular identification revealed the presence of Bacillus cereus (TDB536), Lysinibacillus macroides (TDB17), Acinetobacter nosocomialis (TDB18, 20, 23, 24, 30, 35), and Staphylococcus saprophyticus (TDB40). …”
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Bioinformatics analysis and spatiotemporal distribution of the f lic gene and its protein isolated from Escherichia coli-infected patients in Eastern Algeria by Harrar, Abdenassar, Awang Hamat, Rukman, Hamidechi, Mohamed Abdelhafid

“…Results: Bioinformatics analysis highlighted the strong conservation of the structures of the fliC protein sequences, especially at the two N- and C-terminal ends, and strong variability in the central zone. This remarkable fliC intersequence similarity is corroborated by the presence of protein motifs identified in the PROSITE protein motif database. …”
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Comparative spatial predictions of the locations of soil-rock interface by Qi, Xiaohui, Pan, Xiaohua, Chiam, Kiefer, Lim, Yong Siang, Lau, Sze Ghiong

“…Advantages of the spline regression method over the conditional random field methods include that (i) it provides a clear and explicit spatial trend of the SRI, which well reflects the geological complexity of the sites; (ii) it avoids the cumbersome estimation of random field parametric values, which is a challenging task under the condition of limited data; and (iii) it can differentiate the zones with different prediction accuracies, which cannot be accomplished by the conditional random field method due to limited data. …”
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Reduction of bubble cavitation by modifying the diffraction wave from a lithotripter aperture by Zhou, Yufeng

“…Purpose: A new method was devised to suppress the bubble cavitation in the lithotripter focal zone to reduce the propensity of shockwave-induced renal injury. …”
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Effects of double aging on inconel 718 fabricated by laser metal deposition by Tham, Nataniel Yong Syn

“…Additionally, this process has lower heat affected zone allowing agile and localised repair compared to traditional welding or casting which has its disadvantages. …”
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Evaluating slope stability using regional water balance analysis by Rangarajan, Saranya

“…Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to perform regional three-dimensional (3D) water balance analyses using GEOtop software to evaluate the VWC changes in the soil under extreme rainfall conditions for three zones in Singapore. The water balance results from the extreme rainfall analyses were used to perform regional slope stability analyses using Scoops3D to obtain the factor of safety (FOS) maps. …”
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Development of pigmented human skin constructs via 3D drop-on-demand bioprinting by Ng, Wei Long

“…The study highlights the importance of hierarchical pore sizes within the 3D dermal skin constructs and provides critical insights (optimal pore size range for each region of the proposed tri-zone dermal constructs) for the development of improved dermal skin constructs using MMC. …”
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Combustion performance of various syngas compositions in swirl combustor. by Samiran, Nor Afzanizam

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Characterisation of collagen type I/ type II composite scaffolds for osteochondral tissue engineering by Tamaddon, M

“…</p> <p>Monomeric collagen type II alone and mixed with equal amounts of chondroitin sulphate formed the layers corresponding to different zones of cartilage. Fibrillogenesis was performed <em>in vitro</em>. …”